Cream together the shortening and butter for 3 minutes. (Optional: Use 1 cup of just shortening or just margarine.) Add extract and coconut milk and beat another 5-8 minutes. (Optional: Chill for 30 minutes to have a dense fluffy frosting). Frost cooled cupcakes or cake.

This frosting is good, but there's not enough coconut flavor. I reccomend putting coconut shreds in it, and only using coconut extract and not vanilla. I put a whole extra teaspoon in and it still is hardly coconutty.

I was very pleased with this recipe. It was nice & thick & fluffy. I did not have coconut extract so I used vanilla. Just in case anyone is wondering, it will not have a coconut flavor unless you use coconut extract. The coconut milk alone, does not add a coconut flavor to the frosting. I added some shredded unsweetened coconut to the frosting & frosted the Carrot & Nothing Else Cake http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=13696.0 from this site. I will definitely use this recipe again - thanks for posting!